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Monday, February 22, 2021
Zhengchang effectively reduces the risk of ASF - What is the secret of the feed technology to prevent suckling pigs from diarrhoea?
Last year, African swine fever (ASF) spread rapidly, affecting many feed factories. Everyone realised that the ASF virus has a great impact on feed companies.
Monday, February 15, 2021
Prices for Brazil's live pigs drop 20% at start of 2021
At the beginning of 2021, prices paid for live pigs in Brazil fell 20% as demand dropped while costs continue to rise.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Decline in number of pre-slaughter pigs held up in German pens
The number of pigs which are heading for slaughter but are held up in pens in Germany have dropped last month.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Tanzania imposes restriction on movement of pigs due to ASF
Tanzanian authorities have directed the country's regional and district commissioners on January 23 to control the transportation of pigs to curb the spread of African swine fever.
Monday, January 25, 2021
Combining routes of administering flu vaccines provides better protection to pigs, according to research
Research undertaken by scientists at the United Kingdom's Pirbright Institute has shown that combining two different routes of administering flu vaccine provides pigs with better protection against diseases than using only one method.
Monday, January 18, 2021
China's census of pigs, sows at 90% of pre-ASF levels by November 2020
China's census of breeding pigs and sows was already at 90% of its normal, pre-African swine fever outbreak annual levels by the end of November last year, data from the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Number of pigs in Germany falls 0.3% in November 2020
There were just under 26 million pigs in Germany as of November 3 last year, according to preliminary results, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany reported last month.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Germany to provide funding for innovative stall concepts for sows, rearing pigs in Kempten
Germany's Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, has submitted a funding notification to the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture for a certain Zissau project in the town of Kempten.
Monday, December 21, 2020
US approves first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration in domestic pigs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs - referred to as GalSafe pigs - which may be used for food or human therapeutics.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Futures market for live pigs to start on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange in January
The China Securities Regulatory Commission announced this month that the futures market for live pigs will start officially on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on January 8, 2021.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Panama slaughters 3% more pigs in first 10 months of 2020
A total of 457,017 head of pigs in Panama have been slaughtered during the first 10 months of 2020, according to the latest data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Russia exports 15.4 times more live pigs in first 10 months of 2020
In the first 10 months of 2020, Russia has exported 40,300 head of live pigs, about 15.4 times more than in the same period in the previous year (2,610 animals), according to the country's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Su ...
Monday, November 16, 2020
New Ukraine distributor for Topigs Norsvins' pig genetics
The Centre for Improvement of Animal Breeding (CIAB) has become the distributor for Topigs Norsvin's pig genetics for the Ukrainian market., Topigs Norsvin announced this month.
Monday, November 16, 2020
New CEO to lead Topigs Norsvin USA
Swine genetics company Topigs Norsvin has announced the appointment of Dr. John Eggert as CEO of Topigs Norsvin USA.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Colombia now new market for Brazil's breeding pigs
Brazil has opened 100 new markets for its agricultural products since January last year, with the most recent involving the export of breeding pigs to Colombia, Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) said.

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